Actress Felicity Huffman reported to a federal prison in Northern California on Tuesday to serve her 14-day sentence for her part in the unfolding college admissions scandal that saw affluent parents use bribery and other illegal means to get their children into elite educational institutions.
The 56-year old star of Desperate Housewives surrendered herself to authorities at the low-security Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, about 35 miles east of San Francisco. She entered the facility earlier than her court-ordered date of Oct. 25.
Huffman had pleaded guilty to paying $15,000 to arrange for her daughter’s SAT score to be falsified. She was also fined $30,000, must perform 250 hours of community service and spend a year on probation. She is the first parent sentenced in the scandal.
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